The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sticking \Stick"ing\, a. & n. from Stick, v.
Sticking piece, a piece of beef cut from the neck. [Eng.]
Sticking place, the place where a thing sticks, or remains fast; sticking point.
But screw your courage to the sticking place,
And we'll not fail.
--Shak.
Sticking plaster, an adhesive plaster for closing wounds, and for similar uses.
Sticking point. Same as Sticking place, above.
Wiktionary
alt. (context NZ British English) An adhesive bandage used in dressing wounds n. (context NZ British English) An adhesive bandage used in dressing wounds
WordNet
n. adhesive tape used in dressing wounds [syn: plaster, adhesive plaster]
Usage examples of "sticking plaster".
On jaw, cheek and brow were small strips of sticking plaster, startlingly bright pink.
He now wore the black beret and the piece of sticking plaster on one cheek.
On the superstructure raw steel patches were welded here and there-sticking plaster for wounds from the Bismarck's salvos.